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 Schnorchell
Author: wahoo 
Date:   04-02-06 18:44

Hello,
First I want to congratulate the webmaster for this excellent website.
I'm french living in france but I'm very interested in the US subs during WW2
In France the silent service is really unknown.
There are about 10 books in french dedicated to the silent service.
I've read lots of books and I'm very surprised but I've never found nothing concerning a system like the schnorchell in the US subs.
Did they have a system like the german U boat to run on diesel under the sea?

Hello from France.
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 Re: Schnorchell
Author: Dan B. Odenweller (---.as.wcom.net)
Date:   04-03-06 19:00

The schnorkel was first fitted to a Dutch submarine prior to WWII, if my memory serves me at all.

During WWII the German Navy developed the system, and by late war was deploying U-Boats with schnorkels. Unfortunately for them, it came too late, and was detectable by radar (airborne).

The device was fitted to US Navy submarines after the end of WWII, and was the norm for USN diesel electric boats in the 1950's until they were all retired from service.

Operating with a schnorkel was no picnic, and most of us recall the head valve closing and opening due to wave action, which led to ambient pressure changes within the boat. Awful on sinuses and eardrums.


Dan B. Odenweller
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 Re: Schnorchell
Author: Juan Jaramillo y Blasco (84.76.153.---)
Date:   11-10-06 13:59

More details:

-in Spanish language- in www.u-historia.com->Técnica->Artículos técnicos->El Sistema Schnorkel


Jan7
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